American dodder vs Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Cuscuta americana compared with Casinycteris campomaanensis

Key Differences

• American dodder is Not Evaluated while Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American dodder	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cuscuta	Casinycteris
Species	Cuscuta americana	Casinycteris campomaanensis

Conservation Status

American dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American dodder	Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American dodder

The American dodder (Cuscuta americana) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat

The Campo-Ma’an Fruit Bat (Casinycteris campomaanensis) is a species in the genus Casinycteris. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.